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SLA-Speak Series: Fluency vs. Accuracy

August 13, 2023

Continuing our series on “SLA-Speak”, we’ll now look at “Fluency” vs. “Accuracy”. Note: This is the third post in the series. Fluency and accuracy are two important aspects of language proficiency. Let’s take a look at the difference between them:…

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SLA-Speak Series: Acquisition vs. Learning

August 7, 2023

Continuing our series on “SLA-Speak”, we’ll now look at “Acquisition vs. Learning”. Note: This is the second post in the series. Acquisition and Learning are two distinct processes involved in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), as proposed by linguist Stephen Krashen.…

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SLA-Speak Series: Second Language Acquisition Theory

July 31, 2023

As a language educator, I find myself talking to others about SLA (Second Language Acquisition). I also find that I use terms, definitions, and acronyms that are unfamiliar to the other person, or perhaps the other person has a different…

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Writing Strategies for the ADI Classroom

July 6, 2023

Here is the link to my presentation: CI Summit: Writing Strategies for the ADI Classroom. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me…

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VOCES: Focusing on Short Stories in Our Story

June 24, 2023

Here is the link to my presentation: VOCES: Focusing on Short Stories in Our Story Part 1 Part 2 I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me directly at:…

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Sense Making

June 16, 2023

Dr. Pat Brown and I continue to collaborate on ideas to how to improve education and student learning. I always enjoy working with Pat, because we bring together overlaps from the science and world language classrooms. We always look at…

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What is Texas German?

June 8, 2023

What is Texas German? Any guesses? Is it simply Germans, who live in Texas? Or is people who speak German with a bit of a Texas accent? No! There is more to it than that. Texas German is more than…

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Entry Points into Culture

June 7, 2023

Here is the link to my presentation: Entry Points into Culture I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me directly at: [email protected] Thank you! Mach’s gut!

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Polyglots & Language – What’s the Secret?

June 1, 2023

Since I was young, I was always fascinated by people that could fluently speak multiple languages. I constantly asked myself, “How can they do that?” Then I thought, “That person must be super smart! I wish I were that smart.”…

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Now available in Spanish!

“El documento” – Level 1 Spanish Reader

May 30, 2023

I am excited to share that my latest reader is now out in Spanish! (Note: There are excerpts from the Spanish version of book at the end of the post.) I previously published a German reader, entitled “Das Dokument”, and…

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